buffly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek [Term?]?

Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos)bor.

Latin būbalusder.

Late Latin bufalusder.

Italian bufaloder.

Old French bufle

Middle French buffleder.

English buffe

English buff

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English buffly

From buff + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌf.lɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌf.li/
• Rhymes: -ʌfli

Adverb

buffly (comparative more buffly, superlative most buffly)

1. (slang) in a buff manner; attractively or muscularly.
   • 2003, H. T. Brashears, Dragon Hues‎^[1], page 43:

     We enter a loud bar with a buffly built bouncer blocking the door.

   • Jul 18, 2006 Future of Japanese anime and manga looking bright in US San Francisco Chronicle -

     "yaoi" goes against the grain of traditional rendering of men as buffly masculine.

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